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TEACHING QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM) SYSTEM TESTED NEXT SEMESTER

The Dean of Academic Affairs, Huan-chao Keh, reported on “teaching quality management system” in the meeting of academic affairs last Friday (May 11). Under President’s directive, this TQM system will be tested in the 96th academic year and will officially start working from the 97th academic year, with the objective to enhance the school’s teaching quality and students’ career core-competence.

NASA’S GREAT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER SHARED EXPERIENCE WITH TKU STUDENTS

Dr. Hong Ching-mao, an accomplished NASA engineer, was invited to Taiwan by NSC’s “Elite Project,” and delivered a speech at E830, TKU, last Wednesday (May 9), during which he shared his 30 years of knowledgeable experience with students of Department of Aerospace Engineering.

TKU WON 41 AWARDS AT 2007 NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC GAME

2007 National Intercollegiate Athletic Game (NIAG), the biggest annual sport event among Taiwan colleges, ended last Tuesday, and TKU won 41 awards, including 3 golden medals, 5 silver medals, and 6 copper medals. The school swimming team had the best performance, including 3 golden medals, 1 silver, and 2 copper. Other teams also gained good grades in the contests of table tennis, judo, karate, taekwondo, track and field, and tennis.

DEAN OF COFLAL LED TEACHERS TO JAPAN TO PARTICIPATE IN E-LEARNING CONFERENCE

Dr. Sung Mei-hua, Dean of College of Foreign Languages and Literatures, led 17 staff remembers, including chairpersons and teachers of the College, to Japan from May 9 to 13. They attended the conference co-held by TUFS and TKU, “Current Situation of Multi-Language Education by e-Learning,” at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), and visited our exchange students studying abroad near Tokyo.

NEW IDEAS TO PROMOTE ELECTONIC DATABASES: LIBRARY

6 MULTIMEDIA LECTURES ON FUTURE TECHNOLOGY

For 4 days in a row, Graduate Institute of Future Studies runs 6 multimedia lecture series on future science and technology, “The Future of Technology: Human Intelligence and Its Flexibility—Challenge and Inspiration of Neurobiology”.

ARTIST CHENG MEI-SHON DONATES HER PAINTINGS TO TKU

LEADERS OF NGO GIVING SPEECHES

Supported by Teaching Excellence Project funds of Ministry of Education, Institute of Future Studies invites domestic leaders of NGO (Non-Governmental Organizations), gradually facing the growth of “society of Taiwan citizen”, to give speeches on serial topics of “Marching toward citizen’s society: Dialogues with the third department of folks”. Welcome teachers and students to participate in!

SEVEN STUDENTS OBTAIN EXCELLENT RESULT IN GERMAN LANGAUGE EXAM

At the beginning of May, 7 students of Department of German including Jiang Yu-Shuan passed the German language exam –“Zertifikat Deutsch” with excellent performance. Besides these 7 students, Lin Yuan-huang and other two students also passed the exam last term. Announced by the Department of German, 2,000 NT dollars scholarship will be issued to students whoever pass the exam in order to encourage them.